this is the head-turning, head jerking, then. >> kristy? kristy? >> this one. >> hey, kristy. you're at. >> dr. adriana palade and the epilepsy team record the activity of kristy's brain, and they assess and map her seizures as they happen. >> and the same head turning this way. >> after two weeks of monitoring, doctors have enough information to recommend surgery. >> hello. >> hello. >> how are you? >> okay, how are you? >> hey, kristy. hi. here, we're right at the temporal lobe. here, if you see this right here, this shouldn't be there. we think that seizures may come from here, and it's the portions of the brain that will come out, leaving the hippocampus, where the memory stays will be left behind. how does that sound to you? >> there's always risk. and just the thought of cutting out part of her brain -- the part that holds so much of her memory, is too much for kristy macdonald. >> that's a very high-stakes place that the dominant temporal lobe, where your speech and language is located. if you can't speak or understand, for most people, life is not worth living. >> how

that's straight ahead. >>> i'm kristy breslin in wjz- 13.erious accident to look out for in the jessup area. i'll have the details. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm bernadette woods in for marty bass on this friday morning rain's moving out and we're drying out for the weekend. we'll have the forecast coming up there. >>> cocooking for a cause. gus fieri and his son hunter are joining us. stay tuned, the eyewitness news morning edition cons in a moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's friday. it's the bottom of the hour and it's a little damp outside. it's welcome relief from the dry spell. we have kristy breslin in for sharon and bernadette woods in for marty bass. >> you can see the skies cleared and clouds to the distance in the east and they'll be clearing throughout the day. this is what we're looking at throughout the day. because of the clouds, we're mild. 66-degrees in baltimore and 71 in d.c. and we'll range from 56 in bel air and 68 in annapolis and 63 degrees in westminster. this afternoon, sunshine and mixing with clouds. we'll look a

it's kristy breslin in for sharon. and here's marty. >> we'll look beautiful with the purple pride this day. 60 now and 77 on its way to 80 and 75 this evening. well, i guess, it's a mid- september forecast. that means that the indian summer hasn't happened yet. we'll stave that off a few weeks. >>> anything else wrong on the way to work, here's kristy breslin. >>> well, thank you, don, we have delays for the marc train line 841. it's running 21 minutes behind. we have brake lights to watch out for as you make your way to whitemarsh and the average speed, 60 miles per hour and harrisburg expressway, no compliants and taking a look at the travel times. 54 miles per hour average and 11 minutes to get by. now, let's take a live look at 292 and 32 running well and also, another peek over here. 83 at shawan road and no problems there as well. for the most accurate information available, go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >>> leer's what people will be talking about and watching closely today. it's primary election day and the

kristy breslin has wjz traffic cell. we have weather and more coming up. >> we asked you to show us purple pride, and, boy, did you deliver. email us a photo now. go to wjz.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. >>> good morning. 65, a gentle breeze in the east, northeast at niefnlt the barometer is at 30.07. 71 ocean city, almost 70 d.c. 58 in elkton and hagerstown. 58 in west menster. look at that pop up in temperature. 65 columbia. almost 70 in annapolis and kent island. we were at 58 on tv hill. it's a warmer morning, a tad bit more humid. clouds will increasals the cold front -- increase as the cold front moves our way. look. the computer, barely into the moisture zone. so, having said that, the forecast for today doesn't have rain with a high of 86. clouds will break, maybe a thundershower or two around,

kristi smith is live with the new plan one councilmember plans to propose. kristi? >> reporter: good morning. this is a big issue here in oakland. candidates from mayor are talking about it and the police union and resident who is want to make sure calls for service are answered. today it's the start of a big push to get 63 beat officers back out on the streets here in oakland. we are talking specifically about patrol officers and those who don't work behind the desk. this is a twist on measure y. it provided millions of dollars for violence prevention here in the city. earlier this year, the city in a big financial hole had to make deep cuts to balance the budget and that included layoffs to the police department. many thought the department was too small for a city this size. 400,000 people with an average of 100 murders per year and the cuts meant reprioritizing calls for service. gene quan who is running for mayor will be spearheading that push for measure bb. she is holding a press conference at 11:30. live in oakland, kristi smith, today in the bay. >> thank y

kristi smith is live in oakland with a plan on how will it affect neighborhoods. kristi? >> this will put 63 beat officers back on the streets of oakland. essentially restoring most of the position that is the council had to cut a couple of months ago to try and balance the budget. it's called measure bb. voters will find it on the november ballot. i was looking at how the registrar of voters describes it and it comes at no additional cost to voters and it amens measure y and suspends the requirement that a certain amount of funding go to staff and levels from way back in 2003. this lowers the threshold of officers required to move forward here in oakland. voters have to decide whether they want to tinker with a measure they passed back in 2004. with those cut that is the council it h to make calls for service for reprioritizing and many were worried they may not get enough help from the police department. the councilmember who is also running for mior is pushing this and will be holding a press conference today at city hall at 11:30. reporting live in oakland, in the bay

kristi smith is live with a finding of a drug survey. good morning, kristi. >> this survey is startling and shows that illegal drug use is the highest it has been in a decade fuelled by a spike in marijuana use and a use of methamphetamine and ecstasy at least according to a government report coming out today, a 9% increase. the director of drug control policy believes this only be tied to the growing number of states approving medicinal marijuana. at the federal level it is illegal. he thinks calling marijuana medicinal sends the wrong message to young people and voters will decide in november whether to legalize the drug and the survey doesn't distinguish between medicinal or casual use. they found ecstasy use is up about 37%. methamphetamine use up 60%. pro medicinal marijuana ak vo kads spoke uh to this and believe it shows that drug laws as they stand now have fail and it's time for more sensible laws. on the flip side of this, cocaine use is way down. reporting live, today in the east bay. >> it will be an interesting vote. rob joi

we've got kristy breslin in wjz- 13.'m going to have the first warning weather and three named sports. sports. and we'll talk about thth,,,,,,, as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and doing what's best for our families. maybe that's why i'm ranked one of the most independent members of congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >> clear skies in the area now and we'll have clear skies and calm conditions throughout the five day and accept thursday and friday, when a cool front moves throughout the area. 80-degrees is the high and sunshine mixing with clouds this day and tonight, mainly clear and tomorrow, we'll call it a mixture of clouds and sun and a high of 86. here comes the cold front and

. >> hi, kristy breslin. >>> well, the roads are busy.you're on the westside, slow from 95 to security boulevard. 20 minute drive time on the northside from greenspring to falls road. and as far as the accidents go, we have one in woodlawn. 95 southbound, still, the regular delay and slow at whitemarsh to the north eastside and a few city accidents to update you on. let's take a live look. as you can see, congestion at greenspring and another look at the accident that occurred at 29 and route 32. this is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know suffered a personal injury, call for a free consultation. >>> the first week of the nfl season is in the books and so is the first week of the football challenge. jessica has more. >> reporter: hello, there's a three way tie for the top spot among my colleagues. taking a look at the bobblehead standing. three of us have 11 points two sports guys, mark, stan and me, i have no idea how that happened. so does donald in manchester. he came closest to the score of the dallas, washi

way to work, here's kristy breslin. >>> well, thank you, don, we have delays for the marc train line 841. it's running 21 minutes behind. we have brake lights to watch out for as you make your way to whitemarsh and the average speed, 60 miles per hour and harrisburg expressway, no compliants and taking a look at the travel times. 54 miles per hour average and 11 minutes to get by. now, let's take a live look at 292 and 32 running well and also, another peek over here. 83 at shawan road and no problems there as well. for the most accurate information available, go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >>> leer's what people will be talking about and watching closely today. it's primary election day and the debate is done and it's time to vote.

>>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> very busy friday afternoon. if you are traveling on the north side of the outer loop, 15 minutes' drive time now from reisterstown road. average speed about 25 miles an hour. still moving slowly, southbound 95, as you make your approach to the beltway. and several accidents to update you on in the area. fontana lane at philadelphia court. bel air at mayfield. and walker road at lock media road. and another look on the west side at baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by famous dave's. try their traditional or boneless wings. and two new flavors dave's wings are perfect for parties. >>> the most solum -- solemn of

kristi smith is live in oakland with a plan on how it affects east bay neighbors. >> good morning.eaded to the november ballot and voters have a choice to make after dozens of police officers were let go. many people here consider crime the number one issue. measure bb is the new thing being pushed that puts 63 beat officers back out on the streets patrolling. being pushed in part by councilmember jeanne quan. it's a twist on measure y passed in 2004. that generated millions of dollars, specifically for violence prevention programs and established a threshold for the number of police officers on the force. for many here in oakland, it's a question of tinkering with what had been approved versus dealing with the harsh reality of having fewer police officers out there. many believe with 400,000 residents here and often times 100 killings per year, it was too small before the council made cuts a few months ago to try to balance the budget. you will hear more about measure brk b in the weeks to come, but there is a press conference about it today at 11:30 at city hall. kristi smith tod

kristi smith today in the bay. >> tell me more about the bag. why do you need to cover the fast track? >> if you are one of the people who wouldn't ordinarily get charge and someone who can use the lane for free if you ride a motorcycle or you are in a carpool, you want to make sure you have a mylar bag to cover it. if you have your fast track and you drive by, you would get charged anyway. there was a gentlemen i was talking with who said you put it in your glove box, you can still get charged. if you don't have to pay, you want to make sure you are not charged. >> christie smith from 680. >> police are hoping to nab a man who robbed a high profile politician, gene quan. he was walking into a safeway about 9:30 saturday night when a man came up behind her and grabbed her purse. she struggled to hold on, but the thief took off and jumped in a car and sped away. police later recovered the purse, but the wallet was gone with about $50 in cash. >> i'm embarrassed. i tried to hold on to my purse and we tell people never to go after them. >> she said

kristy's got what's going on out there.got first warning weather. >> we'll have breaks in clouds before we get overcast. the forecast high at 86 degrees. we're closing in on the upper 60s to 70. now over to kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. good morning. >> good morning. delays continue for southbound 95. heavy from the beltway as you make your approach to the harbor tunnel. as far as the harrisburg expressway slow. 795 heavy as you make your approach to the beltway. north side inner loop slow from harford to prove deps road. route 24 at plum tree. you can see the beltway at hold court road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. hurry into subway for breakfast and try any sandwich. get a freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. now back to you. >>> it is still undecided who will beat baltimore city's state's attorney. andrea fujii has more outside the board of elections. >> reporter: right now challenger gregg bernstein as a 1300 vote lead. patricia jessamy said she may not concede without a legal challenge. they

hi, kristy breslin. >>> hi, marty. we have a busy drive outside.kathryn avenue. it's involved three cars and the left lane is getting by. as far as the left lane, heavy from 795 to 70. northside, not much better. and another ten minutes to get through. southbound 79 a, delays there as well. and southbound 95. still struggling from whitemarsh on the north eastside. let's take a live look at the beltway. this is brought to you by h.l. gregg. >> don, back to you. >>> and in the news, bernstein could soon be the baltimore city states attorney. >> good morning, this is been a fierce battle. this race is too close to call. even though the precincts are reporting they have challenger bernstein up with more than 29,000 votes and jessamy checking in with just under 28,000 votes. the problem is, now, there are several thousand outstanding and uncounted votes. all of those votes could make a huge difference in whether or not jessamy keeps her job she's had for 15 years or whether or not bernstein will get to take over that office. right now, the results likel

back to you. >> thank you, kristy breslin. thank you.ess pain at the pump for drivers in maryland. and the price of gas has dropped. the average price is $2.62. that's ten cents below the average. that number should continue to drop. places are still highier than the average. and right now, you can pay $2.52. >>> and gold and diamond incrusted dune buggies are existing. even the interior is goal crusted. the camera captures the off road experience. the total price tag is more than half a million dollars. not enough sand. >> does that make it stronger that it's gold, or just flashier. well, it's bling. >>> straight ahead at 4:00, amanda knox is in court and an interview with her mother, coming up. >>> and surviving a half mile beneath the surface. >>> and showers and thunderstorms are remaining and bob's tracking it all on the radar. that's coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the owner of segway scooters died. testifies 62 years old. >>> a horrible scene when a man was shot and -- he shot and kimed his estranged wife and four stepchildren.

juliana and kristie write a blog out of their homes. they have three kids each and plenty of toys. >> you will end up having to go through your entire house and every toy box looking at every toy. >> nearly 3 million inflatable dolls are also being recalled. these valves can come off and there were 14 different incidents of children putting them in their mouth and at least three choked on them. >> it makes me nervous between the fisher-price recall and all of the concerns about lead. i'm starting to feel like maybe new toys are safe. >> for more information, go to our website tbd.com and then click on abc7. >> a fresh debate over whether women in their 40's should get mammograms. having a breast cancer screening between 40 to 49 lower as a from's chances of dying breast cancer by 50%. some said the benefits for so small that the decision should be left to each woman and her doctor. >> guests at a certain hotel may need more than a sunscreen to protect them. a new energy-efficient solar system -- a new energy-efficient energy system can

and dry once again. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone. definitely still very busy out there on the beltway system. if you are traveling on the north side inner loop, there are plenty of brake lights there. we have an accident on the west side at wilkens avenue. that's blocking the right-hand lane. attracting plenty of attention. as far as the west side goes, delays from 95 to wilkens avenue, about 15 minutes to get through. and southbound 95, also congestion there, as you make your approach to the beltway. that's on the southwest side. as far as accidents go, we have one to watch out for that is trappe at walter road. let's take a live look as you can see, plenty of convisiongestion. also on the west side -- congestion. >>> if you've suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or cochran firm.com for your free consultation. >>> you've heard the expression, "walking on water." on sunday, in baltimore, you'll have a chance to walk under the water. it's the second annual fort mchenry tunnel run. and it's for a good cause. >>

. >> police say that kristy littleford was driving a cadillac, and she his the bicyclist, around it was lodged the entire time and when she got home, she noticed there was a bike under her car and notified the police. >> an emergency response plan comes in the wake of what occurred last week at the hospital where the doctor was injured and an elderly woman was dead. pardus shot the doctor after the doctor told him about his mother's diagnosis, he turned killed his mother and then himself. >> a long time social study's teacher was sentenced to 5 years of probation. he will not be spending any time in jail. peterson taunted a point in middle school, invited him back in to the home and touched him inappropriately. he was charged back in january. >> what were the courts thinking when a man that was charged with beating a dog to death was required to do community services at a -- animal shelter. derrick chambers were seen -- was seen beating a dog with a metal pipe. and the shelter says they don't work with violent o offenders especially those who beat dogs. >> investigations began in januar

besides my back rub, it is time for another awesome outburst from kris kristy.was at a town hall meeting with meg whitman, that rich woman running for california governor. some dude shouted to wit man, quote, you look like arnold sharts shart in a dress. that's when -- you look like arnold schwarzenegger in a dress. that's when kristi came to the rescue. >> you know what, it is people who raise their voices and yell and scream like you that are dividing this country. we are here to bring this country together and not to divide it. >> well there is one thing you learned today, don't mess with a fat guy that can move. you were turned on, carrie. >> i was a little bit. >> your heart was beating. >> there was something about a jersey guy that can take care of the situation. he is taking care of business, and then he is off to the gym and then tanning and laundry. >> i don't know about the gym. >> joe, he is a big, fat guy without a tele prompter. this is the anti-obama. this is our next president or republican nominee. that's how i look at it. >> really? >> yeah, bu

let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >>> we have some delays from green spring to new york. the busiest on the west side from 40 to security boulevard. as far as accidents, in the essex area there's a crash south maryland and middleboro road. whitemarsh allen at pulaski highway. on the inner loop 33 miles an hour and 18 minutes to get through. let's take a look. as as traffic is building at baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by famous dave's. the wings are perfect for parties and watching football. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> ravens fans are still celebrating after a thrilling start to the season on monday night football. our sports director joins us with more on the victory over the jets. hi, mark. >> reporter: two outstanding defenses engaged and the ravens stand tall in the end. the season opener had the look of disaster at the start. joe flacco was fumbled by the geds and fumbled -- jets and fumbled. it made things miserable for sanchez. the ravens held them to a total of just six first downs. when sanchez was able to throw, his receive

here's kristy breslin. >>> good morning. still slowing on southbound 95.freeway on the north east side. the accident has been cleared and the delay is still heavy back to northern parkway. it's about a mile long. as for the northside, slow there and average speed 30 miles per hour and the wall streetside, also plenty of congestion from reisterstown to the jones falls expressway. and now, we'll look at liberty road. this is brought to you by h.h. gregg. browse through the selection in stock every day. back to you. >> in the news, the murder, suicide inside johns hopkins. andrea fujii stays on the story. >> don, the injured doctor is in stable condition this morning doctor had just given a 50-year- old a bleak prognosis about his mother's condition. that's when he shot him in the abdomen. as the doctor was rushed to surgery, the man barricaded himself inside his mother's hospital room. at 1:30, he and his mother were found shot, dead. hand head metal detectors are used to screen the high risk patients and visitors in the hospital. the officials didn't believ

. >>> let's check with kristy breslin for traffic. >> happy friday. but for the drivers, they might not be so happy at this point. delay is back to bel air road. west side outer loop. 15 minutes there from reisterstown road tol baltimore national pike. 70, eastbound, bumper to bumper. and northbound 95, showing some congestion there from the harbor tunnel throughway to the southwest side. now, let's take a live look. as you can see the beltway there. and a look as well on the west side at baltimore national pike. this is brought to you by subway. hurry into subway for breakfast. like the western egg white muffin melt. try a freshly brewed seattle's best coffee, too. back to you. >> all right, kristy. thank you. >>> nice, comfortable conditions. take a look at temperatures now. we're alt 78. -- at 78. north/northwest winds at 8. set your barometer there at 30.00 inches. come back and take a look at the weekend. >> wjz asked to see your purple pride. you see the complete slide show. or send us a picture, go to wjz.com. so cute. ,,,,,, >>> we suffered al

the 18-year-old sean kristie is threatening her by phone and text message, telling her to "watch her back." the judge granted the 20-day protection order after she said she feared this teenager could kill her. >> jpmorgan chase says it will stop all foreclosures in 23 states. analysts say they do not expect delays will reduce the number of foreclosures, but it will slow down the process for a couple of months. >> still to come, meg wittman is firing back on allegations that she knowingly employed an undocumented worker. >> and doug hill has your complete forecast. >> because of the heavy rain today, the redskins moved their practice to an airplane hangar at dulles airport. and michael v think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in way

it's kristy breslin in for sharon gibala and marty over at first warning weather. >> let's take a look

sending it to kristy breslin in wjz traffic control. >>> hi, marty and everyone.ide inner loop, stop and go. also looking at delays on the westside from 795 to edmondson avenue. taking a look at 95 southbound. watch for congestion there from whitemarsh on the north eastside to get through. and 395 southbound, also stop and go from conway to 95. one crash in the city, that's east pratt and south president. we'll take a live look at the beltway and delainny valley road. new to the area, h.h. gregg. browse through the selection of the tvs and aplains every day. donning back to you. >>> the candidates for the state's attorneys office say they'll make the city safe and now, it's up to the voters to decide. >>> don, it is been a decade since jessamy faced such a tough opponent. gentlemen mispicked up another endorsement and bernstein picked up support from a high profile former judge and attorney, billy murphy. bernstein argues jessamy's not tough enough on violent criminals. as bernstein continues to rank rake in the cash, yes, sir me doe -- jessamy donated her own mon

that was the season six runner-up on "dancing with the stars," edged out to a worthy champion in kristi yamaguchi. i'm glad you're up with us watching or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail. let me know why you're awake right now. or do what carrie-ann inaba does. followed by a response to 622639. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, september 21st. a lot to tell you about including new allegations that christine o'donnell used campaign funds to pay her rent. >>> plus, there is nothing better than an intrastate college football mascot brawl. we'll tell you which ohio stuffed animal has been banned for life because of this throwdown. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:0 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> president obama is reaching out to skeptical voters still reeling from the economic downturn, urging them to stick with him through the crucial midterm elections. in a town hall meeting held yesterday on cnbc, the president responded to questions from some unemployed workers, some recent college graduates and small business

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they honored olympic gold medalist kristi yamaguchi and oakland a's catcher, kurt suzuki and presented a check to a man fatally beaten in downtown oakland in april. >> mr. yu had great expectation for his son to be a doctor and we want to be able to contribute to that and hope that $75,000 would help contribute to his education fund to become a doctor some day. >> now both of yu's alleged attackers were identified from a surveillance video with the help of community. both of them have been charged with murder. >>> the decision to kill a mountain lion roaming downtown berkeley is stirring controversy. a memorial critical of the shooting has been played on shattack avenue and cedar street. fish and wildlife wardens and police decided it was necessary to kill the lion to protect the public. some people are questioning that decision. >> they could have sedated it. there is reality television out there everywhere showing people how to be at one with nature. >> police officers and wardens say they do not carry tranquilizers, calling them unreliable in emergency situations. for instance, a mo

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ceo, islison, oracle's third and behind him is america's wealthiest woman, kristie walton, the daughter-in- law of sam walton. you can find the entire list oat tbd.com. >> let's see what's coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 p.m. >> house republicans have unveiled a new strategy with what the country will do economically. and the first woman to be executed in nearly a century. we will talk about what to resell lewis is doing with her last hours. -- what teresa lewis is doing with her last hours. >> one more day. if we have made it through 64 and 365, we can make it through 66. -- and it through 65, we can make it through 66. and a new tropical storm has formed. this is the 13th named one, tropical storm matthew. it is heading over the next few days toward the coast of belize. right now, winds are 40 miles per hour. the year is the preliminary outlook. remember back in may, it look like nothing was going on for a while. now we're closing in. unfortunately, none of the main ones have been close to the u.s. or had anything major near the united states. for the next seven days, here are how things

the point that was made earlier about the economy being much worse in late 2008 than, for example, kristie roamer and the c.e.a.or frankly the vast majority of the economists thought at the time. they were basing their projections off one level and it turns out it was much worse than that. >> when you're doing this, whether making decisions about a budget or about war and peace or afghanistan or whatever it is or whether making decisions about what is thought to be the nature of the health care reform package or the financial reform package, are you getting at people who walk in and say and are you listening to people from your staff or elsewhere who say no don't do it that way. do it this way. >> there's plenty of healthy debate. >> charlie: is there? >> yeah. there is plenty of healthy debate. now i think one of the... just returning to some of the discussion we had earlier one of the questions is were there enough different perspectives in that debate so there was plenty of healthy debate. whether the spectrum.... >> charlie: was wide snuff? well, was it wide enough? probably not. the f

mcdonald's, the east bay chinese american organization will honor fremont native and figure skater kristiuchi. the event is at 5:30 in oakland. >>> you might remember back in early july when this fire almost destroyed san jose's trace elementary school. the campus lost 16 classrooms and its library to the fire and of course the teachers and students lost all of the possessions in the classrooms. now you have a chance to help rebuild the school in another way. the kohls corporation will give $500,000 to 20 schools which earn the most votes on facebook. if you want to vote do it quick. the voting ends tomorrow. the school has a chance at winning this money which would help them rebuild the school and buy new supplies. many of the teachers lost everything in that fire. >>> a fight is brewing over sell phone towers, a couple's plan to let verizon build a tower on their property. >> could look like this one. neighbors worry it will be an eye sore and health risk that could cause a drop in property value. the planning commission rejected the complaint this week but the neighbors say they will t

kristi smith is live in walnut creek with more on what to electric out for. christie? >> reporter: anything out of the ordinary, people wandering around or seem like they don't belong. this is the fourth sexual assault at the same apartment complex here in walnut creek. in one of the earlier incidents, the man walked up to the door and was able to barge his way in after the woman answered. this time investigators are not sure how the attacker got in. it happened again at the park regency apartment yesterday evening. a woman in her 20s was home alone and sheriffs investigators are calling it a home invasion and a sexual assault. they say this one doesn't appear that anything was taken from the apartment. at the same time a berkeley man is still in jail and it linked him to a july sixth rape. he is charged with two attempted rapes here. he has pleaded not guilty and the family said he wasn't even in the area at the time. live in walnut creek, christie smith, today in the bay. >> a funeral will be held for two of the people killed in last week's devastating explosion in s

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. >> reporter: maryland state police stay escalade driver, 41-year-old kristy littleford didn't know she hit a bicyclist until she got home three mile away and found the bike stilled lodged under her suv. they say she called authorities immediately. >> she didn't realize she had hit a person. she thought maybe she struck a dog or a deer and she went home and inspected her vehicle and immediately did report itself on she complied with the law. >> reporter: police say pettygrew was ride herg bike in the roadway and it appeared she was not wearing reflective clothing at the time. >> we're calling in our crash team and our investigative units to take a lookt it. and they'll make a determination as to whether or not the charges have been filed at that time. >> reporter: pettygr's mother that her daughter is a trd year law school student and a green party candidate for the u.s. senate seat in maryland. she was training for a half ironman competition when she was struck. she is clinging to wlif massive internal and head injuries. >> she is my only daughter. she is my life. i don't know what

. >> tomorrow, on washington journal, kristie arslan talks about congressional legislation. jendayi frazer talks about the situation in sudan in charles peters talks about his biography of lyndon johnson. that starts at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> there is nothing about finance that is rocket science. you think about ponzi schemes, the biggest ponzi scheme for wall street is telling someone who has worked really hard to earn a buck that they are not smart enough to understand how that stock is to be invested. >> in 2007, analyst meredith whitney was the first to predict major losses for city group. she is our guest sunday night on "q&a." 's now, the impact of scandals and political candidates. this is 45 minutes. screen is professor lara brown who is the author of this book, "jockeying for the american presidency." we're going to be talking about presidential campaigns and elections and congressional campaigns and elections and scandals. professor brown, 44 men have sebbed as president of the united states. do they have anything in common? is there one commonality a